Carl Bonnell to start

Coach Tyrone Willingham and Carl Bonnell himself both said the junior quarterback should be ready to practice this week and start Saturday at Oregon despite his pre-existing shoulder injury and the new concussion suffered in the weekend loss to Arizona State.

Other injury news wasn't as good. Safety Jason Wells (knee) is not expected to be ready this week, although Willingham said he expects him back before the end of the season. Willingham said either Mesphin Forrester or Chris Hemphill will likely fill in, because Dashon Goldson is too valuable to shift from cornerback.

Willingham said tailback Kenny James (ankle) is "much closer" to availability.

However, fullback/tailback Luke Kravitz (knee) of Olympia is expected to miss "another week or two."

For Oregon, tailback Jonathan Stewart of Lacey suffered a rib/abdominal injury Saturday against Portland State and is listed as day-to-day. Punt returner Andiel Brown (hand) is out with a hand injury. However, starting offensive linemen Josh Tschirgi (ankle) and Geoff Schwartz (back) are expected to return.

About Christian Caple

A proud native of Longview, Wash., Christian Caple joins The News Tribune after covering Washington State football and men's basketball for two years at the Spokesman-Review in Spokane (though he lived in Pullman). He is a 2010 graduate of the University of Washington, an avid NWAACC basketball fan, and is unsure how to proceed now that Breaking Bad is over.